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Consequences of Assassination of MLK

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Consequences of the Assassination of Martin Luther King

On 4th April 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. This was extremely detrimental to the Civil Rights Movement.

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Consequences

  • His assassination led to riots in 172 cities.
    • 2 black people died.
    • 27,000 were arrested.
    • There was $45 million cost in damage.
  • This lost the civil rights movement some white support.
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The Poor People’s Campaign

  • The Poor People’s Campaign failed because of arguments within the SCLC leadership and the poor weather meaning people weren’t willing to camp out outside the Capitol in Washington.
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The 1968 Civil Rights Act

  • The 1968 Civil Rights Act was passed quickly, making housing practices fairer and protecting civil rights activists, but also increasing the punishment for rioting.
  • Many white people saw the job as done, so became less supportive.
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Loss of white support

  • Without King, many white people felt they had nobody in the civil rights movement to relate to, and began to oppose the more radical demands for equality.
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The SNCC

  • The SNCC changed their name from ‘non-violent’ to ‘national’ so lost a lot of support from their original members.

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